Between Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos Tacos and Burger King’s Mac ’n Cheetos there is no lack of chips — or chip-like flavor — infiltrating fast food fare. Now, Taco Bell is upping its game, bringing a version of its Canadian Cheetos Crunchwrap Slider to the states. [More]
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McDonald’s Cutting 8 Menu Items Next Year And Narrowing Down Value Meal Options From 16 To 11
By 12.10.14
While McDonald’s customers will soon be getting the option to build their own burgers, the fast food chain’s menu is going to be shrinking a bit despite that new feature. Eight items will be hacked from the menu starting in January, and the extra value meal menu will be narrowed down from the 16 current options to 11 combinations. [More]
Report: Chain Restaurants Have Cut An Average Of 60 Calories From New Menu Items
By 10.8.14
While a calorie count isn’t the full story of a dish’s healthiness, menus around America have nonetheless been trimming calories from their items, according to a new study that looked at restaurant chains in 2012 compared to 2013. On average, new menu items lost 60 calories from one year to the next. [More]
Court Upholds Your Right To Cheap Fast Food
By 5.22.10
The King hath won the latest round of a battle with upstart serfs, as a judge ruled that Burger King has the right to set maximum prices for some menu items. However, the indentured servants, er, franchisees that sued the chain over its value menu, are still planning to argue that the pricing system was entered into in bad faith. [More]
